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2118 18 Street SW
Happy Birthday 2118 18 Street! You are 100 years old!
This wood frame house was built in 1912. It is remarkably intact considering that it has been rental property for several periods throughout its history. The majority of the walls remain lathe and plaster. The flooring on the main floor is either birch or maple and fir upstairs. The hard wood runs in the same direction as the floorboards rather than across them and hence, has many gaps and creaks and groans. During some minor repairs and enhancements old newspaper was found used between the studs – and that is the extent of the insulation in the walls.
The first recorded property owner was Fred Thomas in 1920- I don’t know if the house sat empty prior to that – who leased it to Mr. Ellis, and elevator operator, of the Yale Hotel. The majority of early residents were working class with jobs like assistant time keeper with the CPR, a salesman for A.H. Carr Agencies, a polisher for Saskatoon Piano Company, employees for Honeyboy Baking, a pressman at the Calgary herald and a cabinet maker.
One of the lonest occupations was from 1929-1951 by machinist from the CPR and his wife, Thos and Catherine Coroon.
The Homested House – Very Similar
In the early years of the 20th century, the emerging urban working class in Alberta’s cities provided a market for the Homestead house. Fitted with electricity, a servantless kitchen, indoor plumbing and bathroom, this home remained popular into the early 20s.
The typical Homestead House featured a porch along the full length of the front elevation, a main entrance gable end, and simple exterior finishes (wood siding and wood shingles). In some cases the attic floor was developed. The tri-gabled Ell, an early 1920s variation of this basic home, is most commonly found in rural parts of Alberta, this unit provided an extension to the side of the basic unit.
Several years ago, a woman stopped by who grew up in this house. She recalled that they used to grow vegetables across the street where some of the newer houses are built. I don’t know if they owned that land, leased it, or if growing food on other people’s property did not result in the outrage that it does today.

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